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Post by Barrington on Jan 14, 2024 17:39:57 GMT
 Very rare I give my own choice 5/5 , this is my most played album since the summer . I was minding my own business listening to the car radio when a song jumped out at me " Goddess on a Highway " , a very catchy tune with a lot of repetitive lyrics . Googled the name and started playing the album from Qobuz , sort of liked it without anything else grabbing me until the third listen . Opus 40 , Holes , great tracks . This album got under my skin and I must have played 30 - 40 times , my only negative remark is I think it lacks a decent close . So who are Mercury Rev ? An Indie rock band from Buffalo , New York State formed in 1989 , Deserter's Songs is their 6th of 14 albums and regarded their best , pretty much 5 Stars all round from the music press . Qobuz
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 14, 2024 18:18:28 GMT
A good album
Previously 8/10 for me
Will revisit...
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 14, 2024 19:25:01 GMT
Thanks for putting your choice up for use Barry. I've had this album for what now suddenly seems like a long time. Haven't played it in ages either, so it's about time.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 14, 2024 20:15:07 GMT
Don't know it. Will listen tomorrow.
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 25, 2024 14:39:18 GMT
Giving this thread a bump for Barry.
Has anyone listened to the album yet?
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Post by John on Jan 25, 2024 14:53:23 GMT
I hope to have a listen at the weekend
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Post by Slinger on Jan 25, 2024 15:29:49 GMT
I'm listening now, as more of an aide-mémoire than anything else. I remember the album coming out and loving the arrangements but being unsure about the vocals. They sort of fit the music, but I'm still not sure if I can say I like them. In places they seem a bit too c ontrived, I thought. and apparently still do. If they could get together with Grandaddy and have Jason Lytle on vocals instead of Jonathan Donahue this could have been a 5/ 5 for me, as it is, only 4/ 5 because sometimes the vocals just don't work for me. " Opus 40" is probably the closest to what such a collaboration with Grandaddy might sound like. I think Mercury Rev teaming up with The Flaming Lips could be fun too.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 25, 2024 17:06:28 GMT
Similar thoughts to SlingerGreat album There is also an instrumental version ..... |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 25, 2024 21:08:17 GMT
I didn't vote at first as I was undecided. I still am, really.
Deserter's Songs has some very individual singing and production. I'm just not sure I prefer the whole to the parts.
Re: Grandaddy, I find them more melodic.
It has to be 3/5 for now.
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Post by Barrington on Jan 29, 2024 7:40:03 GMT
I'm listening now, as more of an aide-mémoire than anything else. I remember the album coming out and loving the arrangements but being unsure about the vocals. They sort of fit the music, but I'm still not sure if I can say I like them. In places they seem a bit too c ontrived, I thought. and apparently still do. If they could get together with Grandaddy and have Jason Lytle on vocals instead of Jonathan Donahue this could have been a 5/ 5 for me, as it is, only 4/ 5 because sometimes the vocals just don't work for me. " Opus 40" is probably the closest to what such a collaboration with Grandaddy might sound like. I think Mercury Rev teaming up with The Flaming Lips could be fun too. Not heard Grandaddy before , I have had a couple of listens over the weekend , very similar and will be playing them more . Cheers Paul . |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 29, 2024 9:12:56 GMT
The Sophtware Slump is a good album by Grandaddy.
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2024 9:40:49 GMT
Its not what I usually like listening too, so perhaps a two rather than a 3. Sorry I know I am a fussy old fart
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Post by MartinT on Jan 29, 2024 11:19:43 GMT
Sorry I know I am a fussy old fart If you're old, what am I ? |
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2024 11:38:05 GMT
Older
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 29, 2024 11:43:50 GMT
I'm still a boy (in the head)  |
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Post by Slinger on Jan 29, 2024 13:39:06 GMT
Bloody kids, the lot of you.  |
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Post by Slinger on Jan 29, 2024 13:41:35 GMT
I'm listening now, as more of an aide-mémoire than anything else. I remember the album coming out and loving the arrangements but being unsure about the vocals. They sort of fit the music, but I'm still not sure if I can say I like them. In places they seem a bit too c ontrived, I thought. and apparently still do. If they could get together with Grandaddy and have Jason Lytle on vocals instead of Jonathan Donahue this could have been a 5/ 5 for me, as it is, only 4/ 5 because sometimes the vocals just don't work for me. " Opus 40" is probably the closest to what such a collaboration with Grandaddy might sound like. I think Mercury Rev teaming up with The Flaming Lips could be fun too. Not heard Grandaddy before , I have had a couple of listens over the weekend , very similar and will be playing them more . Cheers Paul . This is THE classic Grandaddy track as far as I'm concerned, and it's the first track of theirs I remember hearing . It was a Bob Harris favourite and he played it regularly on his show. |
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Post by ajski2fly on Jan 30, 2024 10:02:46 GMT
Not quite sure why but I struggled with this one, I found it somewhat irritating in parts, the vocals were annoying on some of the songs. Maybe I am also just becoming and old git, I tried to like it but it just felt contrived to me. 2/5
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 31, 2024 9:10:54 GMT
Replaying this album again after several years, it seems I had almost completely forgotten how it sounded. I was a bit surprised to hear what sounded like Wayne Coyne from Flaming Lips singing in the first track. I did enjoy it, but not as much as I thought I would, so there will be a few more plays to come over the the next few weeks to reacquaint myself with it.
Having said all that, I awarded it a 4/5.
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